Maxine Waters: 'The Democratic party is not a socialist party'
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that the rise of more socialist candidates doesn't mean the entire Democratic Party is embracing socialism.In an interview with journalist John Harwood at...
View ArticleHouse passes clean authorization to extend flood insurance funding
The House on Wednesday passed legislation to extend flood insurance funding through the end of November.Lawmakers voted 366-52 to pass the measure a day before House members are set to fly home for the...
View ArticleHouse passes tech-focused skills training legislation
Lawmakers in the House on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at bolstering skills training for technical jobs in various industries.The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act...
View ArticlePoll finds broad support for House-passed prison reform bill
A new survey conducted by a conservative advocacy group finds broad support for a bipartisan prison reform bill that the House overwhelmingly passed in May.The poll, conducted for Freedom Partners by...
View ArticleHouse panel votes to limit use of restraints on pregnant border detainees
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved an amendment that would limit the use of shackles on pregnant women detained by immigration and border patrol.“ICE has recently reported it has...
View ArticleHouse panel advances homeland security bill with $5 billion in border wall...
A House panel on Wednesday approved the Homeland Security appropriations bill, which includes $5 billion in funding for President Trump’s controversial border wall.The House Appropriations Committee...
View ArticleHouse votes to delay ObamaCare health insurance tax
The House on Wednesday passed a measure to delay ObamaCare’s health insurance tax for two years and expand Health Savings Accounts, part of a GOP effort to try to lower premiums.The bill, which passed...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker: 'I do not support' impeaching Rosenstein
Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-Maine) on Wednesday evening came out against the GOP resolution to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein."I do not support moving to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod...
View ArticleRepublican feels ‘victimized’ by Twitter ‘shadow banning’
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said he feels “victimized” by Twitter after being allegedly “shadow banned” by the social media platform in what a review by The Hill shows has resulted in reduced visibility...
View ArticleMeadows threatens to force a vote on Rosenstein impeachment
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) on Wednesday night threatened to force a vote on the GOP resolution to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Meadows told Fox News host Laura Ingraham that any...
View ArticleJordan announces bid for Speaker
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) announced his bid for Speaker on Thursday afternoon in a letter to colleagues asking for their support."President Trump has taken bold action on behalf of the American people,"...
View ArticleTop House conservative comes out against push to impeach Rosenstein
Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.), chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, on Thursday said he is opposed to a push from members of the House Freedom Caucus to impeach Deputy Attorney General...
View ArticlePaul Ryan pushes back on conservatives, saying he does not support impeaching...
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday came out against the conservative push to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the top Justice Department official overseeing special counsel Robert...
View ArticleRosenstein impeachment push divides House GOP leadership
A push by House conservatives to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has divided GOP leadership, creating an issue that could become a litmus test in the race to replace retiring Speaker...
View ArticlePelosi: Jordan’s push to impeach Rosenstein an effort to distract from OSU...
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday suggested the conservative push to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was launched, at least in part, to divert attention from Rep....
View ArticleFreedomWorks pledges to spend half a million dollars to elect Jordan as Speaker
Conservative advocacy group FreedomWorks on Thursday pledged to spend at least half a million dollars on a campaign to elect Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as House Speaker.The group made the announcement...
View ArticleRep. Katherine Clark seeks Dem leadership spot
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) on Friday announced her bid to enter the ranks of House Democratic leadership. Clark, a three-term lawmaker, is seeking to replace the current Democratic Caucus vice...
View ArticleRyan: Trump willing to be patient on wall funding
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday indicated President Trump is easing up on his demand for border wall funding in the next major government spending bill, a move that would lower the odds of a...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker dined with alleged Russian agent in DC: report
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) once dined with the Russian woman who was indicted earlier this month on charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent of Moscow, according to ABC News.The network...
View ArticleGOP worries trade wars will last as Trump engages in temporary tiffs
Republicans on Capitol Hill are by now familiar with the playbook they must follow when the latest controversy comes out of the White House: Decline to comment, shake a head, pretend to take a...
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